Symposium 2024 Programme

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Symposium 2024 Programme

Welcome to the programme and links page. Click on the underlined titles to read the abstract of all our presenters. The link to the Zoom link will be posted via email to registered participants. Online participants, please use a zoom name that resembles the one who used during the registration process.

October 4, 2024

9:30 - 9:45am

Joining and Registration

9:45 - 10:00am

Welcome and Symposium Opening

11:15 - 11:45am

Coffee Break & Poster Session 1

  • Sheila Batacharya, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Writing Studies, Institute for the Study of University Pedagogy, University of Toronto Mississauga

    (In-person)
  • Jessica Ing, MEd student, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her/hers)

    (In-person)
  • Yaseen Ali, PhD Candidate, Language and Literacies Education Program, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (he/him)

    (In-person)
  • Sara Pagliaro, PhD student, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)

    (In-person)
  • Xiaoyue Chen

    (In-person)
  • Kiana Kishiyama, Master's student, McGill University

    (Online)

11:45am - 1:05pm

Presentation Session 1A

  • 11:45 am - 12:05 pm
    • Mercedes Veselka, MEd student, York University (she/her)
    • Dr. Mary Ott, Assistant Professor, York University (she/her)
    (In-person)
  • 12:05 pm - 12:25 pm

    Wenxuan (Rachael) Cai, MA student, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)

    (In-person)
  • 12:25 pm - 12:45 pm

    Lina Abraitienė, Lecturer, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania (she/her)

    (Online)
  • 12:45 pm - 1:05 pm
    • Rutwa Engineer, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto Mississauga (she/her)
    • Dr. Lesley Wilton, Assistant Professor (R), York University and Sessional Lecturer (III), Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)
    (Online)

Presentation Session 2A

  • 11:45 am - 12:05 pm

    Bojan Prosenjak, PhD, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb (he/him)

    (In-person)
  • 12:05 pm - 12:25 pm
    • Karam Noel, PhD Candidate, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (he/him)
    • Enrica Piccardo, Professor, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her) 
    (In-person)
  • 12:25 pm - 12:45 pm

    Julia Garcia, PhD Candidate, Western University

    (Online)
  • 12:45 pm - 1:05 pm
    • Grace Chin-Wen Chien, Associate Professor, National Tsing Hua University (she/her)
    • Liang-Chen Sun, Associate Professor, National Tsing Hua University (he/him)
    (Online)

Presentation Session 3A

  • 11:45 am - 12:05 pm

    Enrica Piccardo, Professor, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her) 

    (In-person)
  • 12:05 pm - 12:25 pm

    Giacomo Folinazzo, PhD, Tenured Professor, Niagara College

    (In-person)
  • 12:25 pm - 12:45 pm
    • José Luis Ortiz Soria, York University
    • Karam Noel, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
    • John Wayne dela Cruz, McGill University
    • Geoff Lawrence, York University (he/him)
    (In-person)
  • 12:45 pm - 1:05 pm
    • Danielle Hunter, PhD student, University of Toronto (she/her)
    • Michelle Courville, FSL Consultant, Durham Catholic DSB (she/her)
    (In-person)

Presentation Session 4A

  • 11:45 am - 12:05 pm

    Jeff Bale, Professor, University of Toronto

    (In-person)
  • 12:05 pm - 12:25 pm

    Gloria Romero, Assistant Professor, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (she/her)

    (Online)
  • 12:25 pm - 12:45 pm
    • Mingrui Qiao, Master student, University of Toronto (she/her)
    • Menghong Lin, Master student, University of Toronto (she/her)
    (In-person)
  • 12:45 pm - 1:05 pm

    IImene Medfouni, Assistant Professor, Middle East University, Jordan (she/her)

    (Online)

1:05 - 2:00pm

Lunch & Poster Session 2

  • Aicha Adoui, Assistant Professor

    (Online)
  • Alan Russette, PhD, University of Western Ontario (he/him)

    (In-person)
  • Da sol KIM, PhD student, Paris 8 university (France) (he/him)

    (In-person)
  • Geettana Srithayananthan, MA student, York University (she/her)

    (In-person)
  • Majid Farham, PhD student, York University

    (In-person)
  • Lingyao Shu, MEd student, University of Toronto (she/her)

    (In-person)
    • Jessica Lovett, PhD student, Brown University (she/her)
    • Stéphanie Gaillard, Lecturer in French and Francophone Studies, Brown University (she/her)
    • Andrew Clark, PhD student, Brown University (he/him)
    (Online)
    • Kayvan Shakoury, Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Central Oklahoma (he/him/his)
    • Frank Boers, Professor, Western University
    (Online)

2:00 - 3:20pm

Presentation Session 1B

  • 2:00 pm - 2:20 pm
    • Le Chen, Researcher (she/her)
    • Enrica Piccardo, Professor, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)
    (In-person)
  • 2:20 pm - 2:40 pm

    Dr. Marlon Valencia, Associate Professor, Glendon College-York University (he/him/il/él)

    (In-person)
  • 2:40 pm - 3:00 pm

    Rebecca Schmor, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)

    (In-person)
  • 3:00 pm - 3:20 pm
    • Alexis Skopelitis, Teacher Candidate, Glendon College, York University (she/her)
    • Marlon Valencia, Associate Professor, Glendon College, York University (he/him)
    (In-person)

Presentation Session 2B

  • 2:00 pm - 2:20 pm

    Stephen Davis, Assistant Professor, University of Regina (he/him)

    (In-person)
  • 2:20 pm - 2:40 pm

    Hannah Keim, MA student, McGill University (she/her/elle)

    (Online)
  • 2:40 pm - 3:00 pm
    • Magda Tigchelaar, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto Mississauga (she/her)
    • Gabrielle Forget, PhD Candidate, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)
    (In-person)
  • 3:00 pm - 3:20 pm

    Nadine de Moras, Associate Professor, Western University (she/her)

    (In-person)

Presentation Session 3B

  • 2:00 pm - 2:20 pm

    Denise Akemi Hibarino, Professor, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) (she/her)

    (Online)
  • 2:20 pm - 2:40 pm
    • Nemira Macianskiene, Professor, Dr., Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania (she/her)
    • Non-presenting: Vilma Bijeikiene, Associate Professor, Dr., Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania (she/her)
    (Online)
  • 2:40 pm - 3:00 pm
    • Prof. Tamara Turza-Bogdan, PhD, Full Professor, University of Zagreb (she/her)
    • Prof. Lidija Cvikic, PhD, Full Professor, University of Zagreb (she/her)
    (Online)
  • 3:00 pm - 3:20 pm
    • Stela Letica Krevelj, Associate Professor, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (she/her)
    • Nives Kovačić, Research Assistant, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (she/her)
    (Online)

2:00 - 3:00pm

Presentation Session 4B

  • 2:00 pm - 2:20 pm
    • Liaquat Ali Channa, Professor in English, Balochistan University of I.T., Engineering Management Sciences (BUITEMS), Quetta, Pakistan (he/him)
    • Non-presenting author: Muhammad Yasir Khan, PhD student, Graduate School of Education, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
    (Online)
  • 2:20 pm - 2:40 pm
    • Sachin Wanniarachchi, PhD student, University of Ottawa, Canada (he/him)
    • Sahan Wannniarachchi, MA student, York University (he/him)
    (In-person)
  • 2:40 pm - 3:00 pm

    Mili Saha, Associate Professor of English, Jagannath University and PhD student, University of Wollongong Australia

    (Online)

October 5, 2024

9:30 - 9:45am

Joining and Coffee

9:45 - 10:15am

Roundtable Discussions - Room 1

  • 9:45 am - 10:00 am

    Majid Fatahipour, Assistant Professor (he/him)

    (Online)
  • 10:00 am - 10:15 am
    • Anastasia J. Khawaja, PhD, The Arab American University
    • Kiley Marouf, Msc, The Palestine Clinic
    (Online)

Roundtable Discussions - Room 2

  • 9:45 am - 10:00 am

    Gabrielle Forget, PhD Candidate, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)

    (In-person)
  • 9:45 am - 10:00 am

    Rob Grant, PhD Candidate, University of Ottawa

    (In-person)
  • 9:45 am - 10:00 am

    Stephanie Salib, MA student, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)

    (In-person)
  • 10:00 am - 10:15 am
    • Mahnaz Dehghantezerjani, PhD student, York University (she/her)
    • Mahdieh Roshanbin, PhD student, University of Tehran (she/her)
    (In-person)
  • 10:00 am - 10:15 am
    • Lingzi Zhuang, Assistant Professor - Teaching Stream, Department of Language Studies, University of Toronto Mississauga
    • Yuhan Liu, Undergraduate student, University of Toronto Mississauga
    • Bolun Li, Undergraduate student, University of Toronto Mississauga
    • Non-presenting authors:
      • Ian Turner, PhD student, Department for the Study of Religion, UTSG
      • Christoph Emmrich, Associate Professor, Department for the Study of Religion, UTSG
    (In-person)

Roundtable Discussions - Room 3

  • 9:45 am - 10:00 am

    Renee Davy, PhD student, McGill University (she/her)

    (In-person)
  • 9:45 am - 10:00 am
    • Anna Bartosik, Professor, George Brown College (she/ona/elle)
    • Kathleen Kinsella, Professor, George Brown College (she/her)
    (In-person)
  • 10:00 am - 10:15 am

    Tin Yuet (Tiffany) Tam, MA student, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)

    (In-person)
  • 10:00 am - 10:15 am

    S M Sanzana Rahman, PhD student, University of Toronto (she/her)

    (In-person)

Roundtable Discussions - Room 4

  • 9:45 am - 10:00 am

    Richard Martinez, MA student, Western University (he/him)

    (In-person)
  • 9:45 am - 10:00 am

    Elianis Paez Concepcion, MA student, Western University (she/her)

    (In-person)
  • 9:45 am - 10:00 am

    Yuou Sheng, MA student, University of Toronto (she/her)

    (In-person)
  • 10:00 am - 10:15 am

    Germaine Tondji, Doctoral Candidate, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (she/her)

    (Online)

10:15 - 11:15am

Presentation Session 1C

  • 10:15 am - 10:35 am

    Taha Kuzu, PhD, Junior-Professor, University of Education Schwäbisch Gmünd

    (In-person)
  • 10:35 am - 10:55 am
    • Anna V. Sokolova Grinovievkaya, Metropolitan Autonomous University, Mexico
    • Non-presenting authors:
      • María del Carmen Gomez Pezuela Reyes, Metropolitan Autonomous University, Mexico
      • María Virginia Mercau, Metropolitan Autonomous University, Mexico
    (Online)
  • 10:55 am - 11:15 am

    Rana Haidar, PhD Candidate, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)

    (In-person)

10:15 - 11:35am

Presentation Session 2C

  • 10:15 am - 10:35 am

    Michael Koslowski, PhD Candidate, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (he/him)

    (In-person)
  • 10:35 am - 10:55 am
    • Shanshan He, PhD student, Western University (she/her)
    • Chuan Liu, PhD student, Western University (he/him)
    (Online)
  • 10:55 am - 11:15 am

    Laura Hermans-Nymark, PhD, Assistant Professor, Niagara University Ontario (she/her)

    (In-person)
  • 11:15 am - 11:35 am

    Paweł Andrejczuk, PhD, University of Valencia, Spain (he/him)

    (Online)

Presentation Session 3C

  • 10:15 am - 10:35 am

    Shaden S. Attia, Writing and Communication Professor, Fanshawe College

    (In-person)
  • 10:35 am - 10:55 am
    • John Ippolito, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education, York University (he/him)
    • Katherine Rehner, Professor in the Department of Language Studies, University of Toronto Mississauga (she/her)
    • Gabrielle Forget, PhD Candidate, Language and Literacies Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)
    • Claire Gouveia, PhD student, Language and Literacies Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)
    • Ivan Lasan, PhD graduate, Language and Literacies Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (he/him)
    • Non-presenting authors:
      • Sarah Jones, PhD student, Language and Literacies Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)
      • Yifan Liu, PhD student in Social Justice Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)
    (In-person)
  • 10:55 am - 11:15 am

    Jason R. Holmes, PhD Candidate, York University (he/him)

    (Online)
  • 11:15 am - 11:35 am

    Farzaneh Salehi, Postdoctoral Scholar

    (Online)

Presentation Session 4C

  • 10:15 am - 10:35 am

    Anwar Ahmed, Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia (he/him)

    (In-person)
  • 10:35 am - 10:55 am

    April Passi, PhD Candidate, McGill University (she/her/they)

    (Online)
  • 10:55 am - 11:15 am

    Mahdi Ghadamgahi, PhD student, York University (he/him)

    (In-person)
  • 11:15 am - 11:35 am

    Izza Tahir, PhD Candidate, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (she/her)

    (In-person)

11:35am - 12:05pm

Coffee & Poster Session 2

  • Trisha Dowling, Lecturer, University of Michigan- ELI and PhD student, University of Toronto (she/her)

    (In-person)
  • Kanika Verma, Lecturer, University of Toronto Mississauga (she/her)

    (In-person)
    • Stéphanie Gaillard, French Lecturer, Brown University (she/her)
    • Marie Culpepper, PhD student, University of Iowa (she/her)
    (Online)
    • Bakht Ullah, BS student, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering, and Management Sciences (he/him)
    • Hikmat Ullah, BS student, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering, and Management Sciences (he/him)
    (Online)
  • Libera Maria Lai

    (Online)
  • Niloufar Ataeepour, PhD Candidate, UQÀM (she/her)

    (Online)

1:20 - 2:00pm

Invited Panel: CERLL and Plurilingual Lab

  • Jon Wayne dela Cruz (Plurilingual Lab) 
  • Yunjia Xie (Plurilingual Lab) 
  • Aisha Adebayo (CERLL)
  • Lisa Lackner (CERLL)

2:00 - 2:30pm

Closing